Where does “wæd” come from?

wæd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wadą, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

wæd (Old English): garment, item of clothing; shallow water; ford

Definitions

  1. garment, item of clothing; shallow water; ford

Ancestry of “wæd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwadąshallow water, ford
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “wæd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wadą →